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Laura Virginia Toms
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Laura Virginia Toms 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: 29 March 1853, Frederick, MD 2 3 4 5 6
- Marriage (1): George Carlton Shafer on 4 December 1875 in Frederick, MD 1 2 3 4
- Died: 19 March 1925, Frederick, MD at age 71 1 5 6
- Buried: After 19 March 1925, Frederick, MD 6
 Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 14 June 1880. 2
1880 US Census
Page 445C, District 87, Dwelling 246, Family 249, Roll 0510
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Laura Shafer..Wife..27..MD..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 3 daughters.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Tuscarora, MD on 1 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 34, Dwelling 16, Family 16
Tuscarora, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 25 years
Laura V. Shafer..Wife..Mar 29 1853..47..MD..9/9
(Living with husband and 9 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Tuscarora, MD on 19 April 1910. 4
1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 79, Family 46, Roll 565
Tuscarora, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 34 years
Laura I. Shafer..Wife..57..MD..12/12
(Living with husband and 7 children.)
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• She was buried after 19 March 1925 in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, MD.
Find A Grave Memorial 31009803
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Laura married George Carlton Shafer, son of Joseph S. Shafer and Elizabeth Ellen Abrecht, on 4 December 1875 in Frederick, MD.1 2 3 4 (George Carlton Shafer was born on 12 October 1848 in Middletown, MD,2 3 5 7 8 9 died on 23 November 1916 1 9 and was buried after 23 November 1916 in Frederick, MD 9.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD on 14 June 1880. 2
1880 US Census
Page 445C, District 87, Dwelling 246, Family 249, Roll 0510
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
George Shafer..Head..31..MD..Farmer
Laura Shafer..Wife..27..MD..Keeping House
Ida Shafer..Dau..3..MD
Mollie Shafer..Dau..2..MD
Carrie Shafer..Dau..8m..MD..Oct
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Tuscarora, MD on 1 June 1900. 3
1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 34, Dwelling 16, Family 16
Tuscarora, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 25 years
George C. Shafer..Head..Oct 12 1848..51..MD..Farmer
Laura V. Shafer..Wife..Mar 29 1853..47..MD..9/9
Addie L. Shafer..Daughter..Sep 8 1876..23..MD..Servant
Carrie S. Shafer..Daughter..Oct 3 1879..20..MD..Servant
Alta F. Shafer..Daughter..Dec 10 1880..19..MD..At School
Oda A. Shafer..Daughter..May 11 1885..15..MD..At School
Lester E. Shafer..Son..Dec 25 1888..11..MD..At School
Emmert I. Shafer..Son..Oct 7 1890..9..MD..At School
Vada F. Shafer..Daughter..Jan 27 1892..2..MD..At School
Edna G. Shafer..Daughter..Apr 27 1895..5..MD
Glen C. Shafer..Son..Feb 2 1897..3..MD
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Tuscarora, MD on 19 April 1910. 4
1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 79, Family 46, Roll 565
Tuscarora, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 34 years
George C. Shafer..Head..62..MD..Farmer
Laura I. Shafer..Wife..57..MD..12/12
Carrie Shafer..Daughter..30..MD..Dressmaker
Fannie Shafer..Daughter..23..MD
.Lester Shafer..Son..21..MD..Farm Laborer
Emmerth Shafer..Son..19..MD..Farm Laborer
Nada Shafer..Daughter..18..MD
Edna G. Shafer..Daughter..14..MD
Glenn C. Shafer..Son..13..MD
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Sources
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Rob Robertson, World Family Tree Vol. 055, Ed. 1, Tree #2424 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: April 2000).
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1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 87, p. 445C, dwelling 246, family 249, George Carlton Shafer and Laura Virginia Toms; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0510.
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1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Tuscarora, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 1B, dwelling 16, family 16, George Carlton Shafer and Laura Virginia Toms; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Tuscarora, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 3A, family 46, George Carlton Shafer and Laura Virginia Toms; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 565.
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Nancy Lou (Snyder) Jacobsen, "Maryland Families," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=6105334 : accessed 17 Sep 2013).
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for Laura V. Toms Shafer (29 Mar 1853\endash 19 Mar 1925), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31009803, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 805A, dwelling 83, family 87, Joseph S. Shafer and Elizabeth Ellen Abrecht; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 292.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, District 14, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 54, dwelling 3, family 3, Joseph S. Shafer and Elizabeth Ellen Abrecht; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for George C. Shafer (12 Oct 1848\endash 23 Nov 1916), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31009798, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA